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in Bengal for tea boxes and it is also used for 

 shingles. The tree yields a resin which is used as 

 incense ; it is clear, amber-colored and brittle." 

 Gamble. 



Cultivation- — Seedlings grow rapidly in newly 

 opened forest soil but are slow of growth in the ■ 

 interior where the land has become hard and root- 

 bound. The species attains its largest dimensions 

 on the western slopes of the Malabar range. 

 Healthy saplings have much larger leaves than tha 

 full grown tree. Oaltivatiori on the eastern plains 

 is hopeless. 



137 Filicium decipiens, Thwaitbs. 



■Fig. — Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



A pretty evergreen tree, cultivated in the Bota- 

 nical Gardens, and locally employed for avenue and 

 scenic planting. It is indigenous to Ceylon and the 

 Western Ghats. When pohshed, the red heartwood 

 is very beautiful. G-amble asserts that the wood is 

 strong and valuable for building. 



Cultivation. — Can be raised plentifully from 

 seed. Plant seedlings at 30 feet apart in deep 

 loam or .virgin forest soil. In the open, the tree 

 always assumes a pleasing globular form. Height 

 35—40 feet. 



XX. MELIACEiE. 



138 Melia Azadiraehta, Limi. Kan. Bevu, OUe bevuj 



Visa bevu. 



Pig Bot. Plates Lal-BagTi Collection. Bedd. 



■ Fl. Sm t. 14. 



Eeferences.— BrowcT. For. Fl.p. 68. Gamb. Man. 

 timh.; B/iot. of Econ. Prod, oflnd. 

 The neem or margosp, tree. This beautiful ever- 

 green tree is mostly confined to the maidan tracts- 

 where it forms avenues along the public roads and 



